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AIRF RCE March 23, 2017 Jets hold off Sea Eagles AIR Force Jets withstood a last minute onslaught from the Macksville Sea Eagles to win 26-20 in a rugby charity shield match at Bellingen, NSW, in late February. The game was a curtain raiser to the annual SGT Matthew Locke rugby league match in memory of Bellingen local, SGT Locke, who was killed in action while serving in Afghanistan. With about 15 minutes on the clock, the Jets were ahead 26-8 until the Sea Eagles found some late form, according to Air Force captain CPL Mitch Knowles. “They had a last minute surge, their halves were pretty good and out wide their centre played really well,” he said. “We started strongly but in the second half our team has a tendency to switch off.” CPL Knowles said Air Force fielded a number of new players in key positions and knew consistency would be difficult for the full 80 minutes. “We try to only worry about our- selves and how we’re going to perform,” he said. “You can think about what the other team’s like, but until you’re out on the field, you don’t really know.” Money raised went to charities including Solider On, The Grub Club, Bellingen Junior Rugby League and Dorrigo Swim Club. Sp rt 23 Reaching for success CPL Mark Doran EXCITEMENT is building for a squad of 53 athletes who attended the training camp in Canberra from March 9-14 to be selected to compete in the next Invictus Games. The 2017 Invictus Games will be held in Toronto from September 23-30 with participation of more than 550 serving and former military personnel from 17 nations. The ADF has 19 soldiers, sailors and airmen and the RSL has 34 veterans in the initial squad, which will be reduced to a final team of 43. SQNLDR Danny Jeffery, of No. 81 Wing, hopes to be selected for this year’s games. After deploying on seven opera- tions in Afghanistan, East Timor and the Middle East, he has injuries to his spinal cord and knees as well as depression and PTSD. SQNLDR Jeffery said adap- tive sports became a part of his rehabilitation when he returned from Afghanistan in 2013. “I was fortunate to be able to compete in London in 2014,” he said. “In 2015 I deployed to the Middle East on restrictions as my psychologist, doctors and I thought I was good to go. “I had a relapse in theatre. “The system looked after me and I went through a recovery program with the United States Air Force before I was sent home.” SQNLDR Jeffery said the setback meant he had to begin his recovery Head coach WOFF Tony Benfer exercises with the athletes during the Invictus Games training squad camp. again. “This year is another opportunity for me to reach my goal of returning to full-time work with Air Force,” he said. “The Invictus Games is a magical tool for the recovery of mental and physical injuries. “My message is to reach out and ask for help as soon as possible, who competed in the Invictus Games in London and Orlando, has taken on a coaching role for the 2017 games because he said he realised he was near the end of his competitive career. “This is also a good way to give back to the Invictus Games and Defence athletes,” he said. “It’s still a learning curve for me, but I’m learning how to be a good administrator as the years I spent as an Air Force PTI helped me reach this point. With our quality coaches and regular training sessions we are building a competitive team for the Invictus Games who will go to Canada and give it a real hard crack.” WOFF Benfer was an infantry sol- dier with Army for seven years before joining the Air Force in 1991 as a PTI. In 2007 he was the victim of a hit and run, leading to a below knee amputation. WOFF Benfer competed in swimming, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and indoor rowing at last year’s games. Photo: CPL Mark Doran because it doesn’t mean the end of your career. Don’t hide in the shadows – mental health is not something to be scared of.” SQNLDR Jeffery hopes to compete in wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby, archery, seated volleyball, shot-put and discus in the 2017 games. Head coach WOFF Tony Benfer, He said the 2017 squad was an athletic group of veterans and serving members. “There were so many applicants with injuries or disabilities who put their names down and said they wanted to be on the team,” he said. He said the hardest part was the selection decision. For more at www.invictusgames2017.com/